Dear Colleagues,

Thank you for visiting the Foundation Coalition’s website Active/Cooperative Learning: Best Practices in Engineering Education. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation and highlights the success of Foundation Coalition engineering education reform activities on multiple campuses.

 During the first year of the project, we were able to provide a solid base of information on why and how to set up active/cooperative learning classrooms. We are particularly proud of the fact that the bulk of the information on this site comes from interviews with 21 engineering faculty on 8 different campuses. Through the interviews, our faculty offer suggestions for preparing students for teamwork, developing instructional materials, and implementing and assessing cooperative learning lessons and activities. The site also contains content-specific engineering projects, such as Hot Air Balloons and Catapulting a Squash Ball.

 During the second year of the project, our emphasis is on increasing the number of content specific lessons, activities, and projects that we make available through the site. We would like to ask you to consider being a contributor. We welcome lessons designed for all levels of students, from first year through graduate school.

 We hope that you and others on your campus can make use of this resource. You are most welcome to review the site and send us your comments, even if you choose not to contribute. Your feedback and participation will help us to meet our goal of providing the most comprehensive resource for promoting good practice in engineering education.

Susan Ledlow, Project Director
The Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence
susan.ledlow@asu.edu
(480)965-8645

Project Director's Acknowledgements